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Team Peugeot TOTAL reveal new DAKAR challenger

The latest Lion with a voracious appetite for the challenges that await it!

The muscular, thoroughbred yet beastlike forms of the Peugeot 2008 DKR provide a vivid indication of the new car’s serious desire for success. It is behind the wheel of this purpose-designed machine that Carlos Sainz and Cyril Despres will defend the colors of Team Peugeot Total on next January’s Dakar.

Three weeks after the exciting news that Peugeot, Red Bull and Total have decided to join forces to contest the 2015 Dakar, the car that will spearhead the team’s challenge has finally broken cover. The 2008 DKR shares an unmistakable family resemblance with Peugeot’s road-going crossover, albeit with more muscular forms and more imposing overall proportions that have been honed to meet the challenge that lays ahead. Its spectacular lines are the fruit of close cooperation between the experts at Peugeot’s Style Centre and their colleagues at Peugeot Sport’s Design Department, and the newcomer’s likeness with the production version is quite astonishing!

TOTAL AT 2014 PARIS MOTOR SHOW, FRANCE

Total was present at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, which was held from October 4 to 19 at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center in Paris, France.
A major event for car enthusiasts from around the world, the show was expected to attract more than a million visitors.

The Total stand was found at nr 440 in Pavilion 1, where the hosts offered activities during the whole event including:

A game — “Become the Total Champion at the Paris Motor Show” — that allowed you to get behind the wheel of an F1 car in one of eight racing simulators for a chance to win a weekend for two at the 2015 Monaco Grand Prix.

A BATAK machine, which racing car drivers use to improve their hand-eye coordination.

A magic show on touch screen tablets, showcasing Total’s contribution to energy efficiency in the automotive industry.

A virtual look inside an engine with an Oculus Rift 3D headset, to discover the path taken by Total Excellium fuel.

Our sustainable mobility partners OuiCar and BlaBlaCar were also hosted during the event, so that they could raise awareness about the benefits of peer-to-peer rental and car sharing.

TOTAL CONFIRMS THE DEATH OF CHAIRMAN AND CEO CHRISTOPHE DE MARGERIE

October 21, 2014

Total confirms with deep regret and great sadness that Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie died just after 10pm (Paris time) on October 20 in a private plane crash at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, following a collision with a snow removal machine.
Four people were found dead at the scene of the accident, including three crew members and Christophe de Margerie.

The thoughts of the management and employees of the Group go out to Christophe de Margerie’s wife, children and loved ones as well as to the families of the three other victims.
For more information, please visit total corporate website

PETTER SOLBERG IS THE FIRST EVER FIA RALLYCROSS WORLD CHAMPION

TOTAL sponsored Norwegian driver Petter Solberg sealed the world driver title with a third place at round ten of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, at the Franciacorta International Circuit in Italy last Sunday. In a thrilling final, Solberg recovered from a broken rear suspension to finish third, gaining enough points to claim the title with two races still to go in the championship. Petter Solberg is also the first ever driver to claim the world title in two different FIA disciplines after having been crowned WRC World champion in 2003. Total congratulates Petter for this amazing achievement, the result of tremendous speed and teamwork.

Total has been supporting Petter Solberg since the beginning of his campaign in Rallycross in 2013, the partnership with PSRX team including the supply of TOTAL innovative engine oil as well as a wider cooperation to support the development of TOTAL Lubricants in the Nordic countries.

To know more:
www.pettersolberg.com
www.rallycrossrx.com

SOLBERG SCORES THIRD WIN IN A ROW AT WORLD RX OF GERMANY

The TOTAL sponsored Norwegian driver Petter Solberg won the World RX of Germany, round nine of the FIA World Rallycross Championship in the sport’s closest ever finish in its 47 years of history. In a fantastic close battle in the final race, Solberg won by a gap of just five thousandths of a second, beating Mattias Ekstrom. This victory is Petter Solberg third win in a row after winning in France and Canada in August. He now leads the World RX Championship with 52 points with only three races to go (Italy, Turkey and Argentina).

TOTAL PARTNER OF COPENHAGEN HISTORIC GRAND PRIX 2014

In August 2-3 2014, the Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix 2014 took place with TOTAL & ELF as major event partners. This unique historic racing week-end takes place each year in Copenhagen and gathers many famous drivers amongst whom Prince Joachim of Denmark, Tom Kristensen and Jan Magnussen. The event also features a large number of splendid old and modern road and racing cars.

Total presence was materialized by TOTAL and ELF lubricants brand advertising on the racing circuit and video advertising together with an active hospitality area where many guests were welcome. Total was also an active sponsor of the Race for Rigget charity ride, with the support of its two drivers, Petter Solberg (World Rallycross Championship 2014 Leader and Marco Sørensen – GP2 Driver with Lotus) who came to participate and support our presence. Petter Solberg did actually more than just that, putting together an amazing showrun at the wheel of his unique Xsara WRC featuring more than 475 bhp. Plenty of smokey donuts gave the thousands of spectators a thrilling experience. Jan Magnussen, ambassador for Race for Riget presented the overall proceeds for the charity event which have reached a record 444.400 DKK (60.000 €).

Total presence as a partner of this event is part of an ambitious development plan for its lubricants activities in the Nordics.

TOTAL NORDIC RENEWS CONTRACT WITH VICTORIOUS PETTER SOLBERG

TOTAL Nordic has renewed its sponsorship with Petter Solberg Rallycross Team for his second season in the 2014 FIA World Rallycross Championship. Total partnership with PSRX team includes the supply of TOTAL innovative engine oil to Petter and his Citroen DS3 and a wider cooperation to support the development of TOTAL Lubricants in the Nordic countries.

A partnership based upon a strong joint ambition, as stated by Stéphane Basset-Chercot, Managing Director of Total Nordic: “Petter has shown a tremendous speed during his first Rallycross season and provided his fans and an ever growing audience with amazing displays of car control. With the experience of a full season behind him, we look forward to a successful 2014 seasons for Petter and the team”.

TOTAL is a significant player in the field of motor sports world wide (F1, WRC, World RX, MotoGP, Endurance and Rally Raid), supplying race teams with fuels and lubricants of exceptional quality. A vision shared by the former WRC World Champion Petter Solberg, “I am very pleased to renew the sponsorship agreement with TOTAL Nordic. TOTAL has a long tradition and is well rooted in motorsport. It is absolutely critical to our success that we have access to the best products for transmissions and engines when we are aiming for world titles”.

The partnership had a great start to the 2014-season, as Petter won the first FIA World Rallycross race in Portugal on Sunday 4th May. The win was his first in his Rallycross career and came as a massive achievement after a long period of hard work: “It means so much to me because it’s been achieved completely through our own hard work and determination. I’d like to thank all our partners and of course our fans who made it possible. We’re going to enjoy this moment and savor every minute. It’s a very, very special moment in my career. Then we get straight back to work. This win just makes us all the more determined to carry on in this way. We’ve got a benchmark to aim for now!”

TOTAL NORDIC PRESENT AT GOTEBORG FAIR

In mid January, Total Nordic participated to the largest fair for the Nordic automotive market, taking place in Goteborg, Sweden. The fair attracted over 15.500 visitors and 279 exhibitors during four days.

Presence in fairs is an essential part of the aggressive growth strategy of TOTAL Nordic. During this auto fair in Gothenburg, TOTAL Nordic was showcasing on its stand the exclusive presence of the Red Bull Formula 1 show car from the 2013 season, which is powered by Total Lubricants and fuels. This was an opportunity for Total to meet its customers, partners and prospects and showcase the quality of its product and its local presence.

This event was the fourth fair attended by Total Nordic teams in less than 3 months in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. In all cases, the affiliates leveraged Total investment in motorsport, with showcars from Red Bull F1, Citroën WRC, simulators and even a pit stop challenge.

If you wish to contact our Automotive lubricants sales teams please contact us

If you want to know more about Total investment in Motorsport please go
here

TOTAL QUARTZ INEO FIRST 0W-30: the result of a close relationship with PSA.

TOTAL Nordic launches a new Low SAPS engine lubricant with fuel economy attributes: TOTAL QUARTZ INEO FIRST 0W-30. The oil has been developed in close cooperation with PSA technical departments and motorists and is now directly delivered from TOTAL Lubrifiants blendings to PSA car assembly lines. TOTAL is now the unique engine oil supplier for PSA and its products are chosen to equip all engines of brand new PEUGEOT and CITROEN vehicles, whether the engines are gasoline or Diesel-powered*.

Several reasons justify this technical advance achieved by TOTAL QUARTZ INEO FIRST 0W-30:

The best engine protection measured on official PSA engine tests against wear and soot build up

4.2% fuel savings compared with a 5W-40 oil in compliance with the ACEA A3/B4 standard: reduction of Fuel consumption represents more than 1.000 km driven for each oil drain**

The reduction of pollutant emission by protecting anti-pollution devices

The reduction of CO2 emission of 6g / km (when the best tires manufacturers claim 4!)

Very long lasting performance and reliability for all engine parts

Not only PEUGEOT and CITROËN have chosen this new engine oil to equip their engine from the plant, but they also recommend this oil for service-fill. TOTAL QUARTZ INEO FIRST 0W-30 is the first and only oil to be homologated PSA B71 2312 for after-sales and is already officially recommended in all new car owner’s manual. Maintaining the vehicles with the very same engine oil used in factory fill is the best way to secure all vehicles performances along the years and will also help keeping car maintenance budget and fuel consumption as low as possible.

** These measurements were taken at the (COFRAC certified) TOTAL CREG research centre on test benches that were certified as being in compliance by the UTAC (certification body). 4.2% less consumption is achieved

Due to its design, Lube shuttle leaves only a minimum residue of grease after use which optimizes the recycling of the cartridges, and contributes to protecting the environment. Additionally, the type of grease in the shuttle is easy to identify and the implementation of a new cartridge is simplified. TOTAL Nordic is launching a new Lube Shuttle Discovery Pack including two cartridges, a one hand grease gun with two nozzled tubes: one rigid tube and one flexible rubber hose allowing the end user to reach even the most difficult accessible greasing points.

LUBCOLLECT, a new innovative recycling solution by TOTAL Nordic

TOTAL Nordic has introduced LUBCOLLECT: a new service for waste oil collection in the Nordics, specially created with innovative thinking to make recycling both an easy and profitable process for the customers, as well as a marketable solution.

LUBCOLLECT results from the TOTAL Nordic commitment to setting new standards in environmental friendly solutions in the Nordic lubricants market. This service and our partnership with Stena will provide our customers with a cost efficient and safe recycling solution.

TOTAL Nordic has partnered with the leading recycling company Stena Recycling in Sweden and Norway with ongoing discussion for Finland. Together, the two groups have created a safe and efficient collection service for collection of waste oil and oil filters. With this cooperation, TOTAL customers are offered recycling through collection in place and ordering through a service center specially designed for them: a direct number and dedicated staff from Stena Recycling.

In addition, the graphic chart of LUBCOLLECT created by TOTAL Nordic has been adopted by Total Lubricants as the unique reference worldwide.

Technology partner of innovative prototype Nissan ZEOD RC

Truly the Nissan ZEOD RC represents a new page in the partnership between TOTAL and Nissan. Truly a full-scale laboratory and at one of the most demanding races in the world, the participation of the Nissan prototype at Le Mans 24 hours will enable Total Quartz future lubricants to benefit from experience gained in competition. ZEOD RC is in effect the guest of honour at this year’s Le Mans and will take Garage 56, the pit box reserved for innovation, research and prototypes that herald the cars of the future.

Innovative in terms of electric motorization, the Nissan prototype will also push forward the standards of performance and efficiency of thermal engines. The Nissan DIG-T R 1.5 litre three-cylinder turbo engine weighs just over 40 kilograms and develops 400 horsepower; a record ratio of 10bhp per kilo.

Nissan has chosen Total lubricants to support their car’s development and maximize the efficiency of its state-of-the-art powertrain.

Total Excellium fuel and Total Quartz lubricants help reduce CO2 emissions and optimize engine performance. The R&D laboratory teams that work on these products are the same that study and devise lubricant formulae for the ZEOD RC.This is how Total provides its partners with the best technology, and also creates solutions and innovations that you’ll see on the vehicles of tomorrow.

The first GP of a new area took place this week end in Melbourne. With the new F1 design, regulations and the new sound (V6 turbo hybrid engine), it has been a difficult race week end for TOTAL drivers. –however, we did experience fantastic performances from the local hero Daniel Ricciardo and Inifiniti RedBull Racing. Unfortunatly, Ricciardo was disqualified after the race due to technical issues with the estimated fuel consumption. In general, it was a race to forget for Sebastian Vettel, who had to give up and box the car in the 5th lap. It was the same situation for Lotus F1 drivers, Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado, even if they could manage some good laps before technical issues forced them to with draw from finish the race. We are looking forward to the second round in Malaysia where a more stable engine performance hopefully will allow all the drivers to finish the race with good results. (march 28-30th) Additional info about the 2014 Formula 1 seasonTotal is a partner of 2 F1 teams:
- Infiniti Redbull Racing with Daniel Ricciardo who will run on its homeland race and the 4th world champion in a row and Sebastian Vettel (Germany).
- Lotus F1 team with Romain Grosjean (France).